Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp

Gijsbert Karel, Count van Hogendorp
Member of the Provisional Government of the Netherlands
In office
November 1813 – December 1813
MonarchPrince William Frederick of Orange Nassau
Personal details
Born
Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp

27 October 1762
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died5 August 1834(1834-08-05) (aged 71)
The Hague, Netherlands
Resting placeAlgemene Begraafplaats Kerkhoflaan, The Hague
CitizenshipDutch
Political partyOrangism
Liberal conservative
Free trade liberal
Monarchism (no party)
Spouse
Hester Clifford
(m. 1789; died 1823)
Children10
Parent(s)Willem van Hogendorp
Jkvr. Catharina Zwier van Haren
Residence(s)The Hague (most of the time),
Rotterdam,
Amsterdam and
Adrichem manor house
EducationLaw (Doctor of law)
Alma materLeiden University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman
Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp in front of the Beurs-WTC building in Rotterdam.

Gijsbert Karel, Count van Hogendorp (27 October 1762 – 5 August 1834) was a liberal conservative[1] and liberal[1][2][3] Dutch statesman. He was the brother of Dirk van Hogendorp the elder and the father of Dirk van Hogendorp the younger.

  1. ^ a b Jan de Jongste: Van Hogendorp, article in the Cultureel Woordenboek. Nederlandse geschiedenis 1500 – 1813: "Van Hogendorp werd 'van conservatief tot liberaal'."
  2. ^ Frank Ankersmit over het liberalisme: Je hoopt dat er weer een Franse Revolutie komtDe Groene Amsterdammer 15 April 2009
  3. ^ G.A. van der List, P.G.C. van Schie, p. 3: "... de historicus Colenbrander ertoe brachten Van Hogendorp 'de eerste waarachtige liberaal in Noord-Nederland' te noemen." (unfortunately no references are made to this quote)